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Shares in Nigeria’s Oando rise to 8-month high

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Shares in Nigerian oil company Oando rose 9.4 percent on Monday to an eight-month high.

Oando climbed to 7.55 naira after trading 140,800 units by 1121 GMT. The shares closed at 6.90 naira previous session. Nigerian regulators lifted a trading suspension on the company’s shares last week.  Reuters

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